Annie Falandes Biography

I first started instruction in oil paints and pastels at about 14 years old when the school art teacher asked me if I was interested in painting outside with her on weekends. At that time I could not decide which I preferred, oil or pastels, still true to date.

I started college as an art major and was sidetracked into a more serious line of study. I resumed art some years later. I have taken workshops with David Jensen, Kim Lordier, Jeanette Le Grue, and Laurie Kersey. I also have studied for the last four years with Sonoma artist, Shirley Roberts.

Exhibits

"Faces the the World", an exhibit in Willits, California

"Sonoma Farmers Market" at the Finely Center in Santa Rosa, California

"Fishing the Walker River" at the Andress Motel in Walker, California

Facilitating a privately funded after school art class at Sonoma High School is my most fulfilling current project. I work with students in all mediums. I have learned so much from these students and they have inspired many of my paintings. A percentage of my sales helps fund this program.